Newton Highlands is one of the thirteen
villages
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within the city of
Newton in
Middlesex County,
Massachusetts
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,
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. The
Newton Highlands Historic District includes residential and commercial businesses back to the late 19th century.
History
John Haynes owned much of the land that is now Newton Highlands in 1635. He was the governor of the
Massachusetts Bay Colony
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. The area was primarily farm land until train service was brought to the area.
The
Charles River Railroad extended its service in the
Newton, Massachusetts
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area, from
Brookline
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* Brookline, Massachusetts, a town near Boston
* Brookline, Missouri
* Brookline, New Hampshire
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* Brookline, Vermont
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to Newton Highlands. It was called the Highlands Branch. Initially, train service was just for commercial traffic. In the 1870s, commuter service was extended from Boston to the village.
The historic commuter suburb was platted after 1852 when the Charles River Railroad was first built. The streets included Floral, Lincoln, Walnut, and Hyde Streets. Land north of Lincoln Street was subdivided for more streets in 1871. As the village was settled in 1870s, houses were built of Mansard, Colonial Revival, Italianate, and other forms of
Victorian architecture
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.
Late 19-century historic houses, some businesses, the Newton Congregational Church, and the Hyde School are located in the
Newton Highlands Historic District.
Boston architects designed brick buildings to replace old wooden schoolhouses in the 1890s. Hartwell and Richardson designed the Hyde School, which was dedicated in 1895. The first
Brigham's Ice Cream
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shop was located in Newton Highlands.
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Train service
Newton Highlands has two Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority
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(MBTA) stops on the Green Line at the Newton Highlands station
Newton Highlands station is a surface-level light rail station located in Newton, Massachusetts on the Green Line D branch of the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority.
History
The Brookline Branch of the Boston and Worcester Railroad was ...
.
Notable people
* Benjamin Franklin Trueblood
Benjamin Franklin Trueblood (1847–1916) was an American pacifist who served the American Peace Society for 23 years. In this role, he functioned as the official public spokesperson and representative of the Society. He served as editor of the S ...
(1847–1916) was an American pacifist who served the American Peace Society for 23 years
See also
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References
Bibliography
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Villages in Newton, Massachusetts
Villages in Massachusetts
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